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BobnBev 05-03-2014 03:05 PM
Too much rain
 
Does all this rain mean more sinkholes?

784caroline 05-03-2014 03:12 PM
Think positive....To me it means green grass and better golf conditions (fairways and greens) and lower sprinkler bills!

BobnBev 05-03-2014 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 784caroline (Post 872489)
Think positive....To me it means green grass and better golf conditions (fairways and greens) and lower sprinkler bills!
Excellent advice!!:wave:

mulligan 05-03-2014 07:39 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by BobnBev (Post 872484)
Does all this rain mean more sinkholes?
Short answer: no

BarryRX 05-03-2014 07:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by mulligan (Post 872643)
Short answer: no
I think your short answer may be a little too short. Heavy rains cause more water to percolate through the top soil to the limestone. As the rain passes through the soil it becomes more acidic and eats away at the limestone. So, depending on the integrity of the limestone, increased rain could cause more sinkholes.

anarick 05-03-2014 08:23 PM
I'm with 784caroline, Think positive.

Bonanza 05-04-2014 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by anarick (Post 872665)
I'm with 784caroline, Think positive.
BarryRx's comment is far from negative.

It is, however, factual and true, like it or not.

perrjojo 05-04-2014 06:23 AM
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Originally Posted by BarryRX (Post 872648)
I think your short answer may be a little too short. Heavy rains cause more water to percolate through the top soil to the limestone. As the rain passes through the soil it becomes more acidic and eats away at the limestone. So, depending on the integrity of the limestone, increased rain could cause more sinkholes.
Key word...could

784caroline 05-04-2014 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Bonanza (Post 872745)
BarryRx's comment is far from negative.

It is, however, factual and true, like it or not.
You are much better off to be concerned about things you can control and prepare for as opposed to worrying about things you have NO control over ..if they ever would occur in the first place.

jebartle 05-04-2014 09:38 AM
From another post, I learned that...
 
The most rain recorded in the Villages was 7.2 inches in 2001, so hope it will be at least another 13 years b4 that happens again! Cuts into my golf!:loco::loco:

Bonanza 05-05-2014 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by 784caroline (Post 872841)
You are much better off to be concerned about things you can control and prepare for as opposed to worrying about things you have NO control over ..if they ever would occur in the first place.
Caroline -- you are 100% correct and I agree with you.

However, nothing here is cast in concrete and is only a discussion.

slipcovers 05-05-2014 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BarryRX (Post 872648)
I think your short answer may be a little too short. Heavy rains cause more water to percolate through the top soil to the limestone. As the rain passes through the soil it becomes more acidic and eats away at the limestone. So, depending on the integrity of the limestone, increased rain could cause more sinkholes.
Every house should have gutters all around and downspouts, taking rainwater far away from the house and into catch basins.

cquick 05-05-2014 02:12 PM
More rain now means fewer brush and forest fires! Great to see rain in May, our driest month!

uprivergirl 05-05-2014 06:46 PM
Send some rain to Ca. We need it. Looks like the rain will stop in TV for the next 5 days which will be nice for our preview.

Bonanza 05-06-2014 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by slipcovers (Post 873367)
Every house should have gutters all around and downspouts, taking rainwater far away from the house and into catch basins.
Very true. I can't imagine living without gutters,
unless I lived in the desert.

Unfortunately, even with gutters,
most of the rain water doesn't travel to the so-called
swails between the houses.

Our properties were never prepared with enough fill
to create proper drainage to the swails.
That's why so many homes have drainage problems.


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